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Heavy rains to lash 9 districts in Tamil Nadu today
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News18•15-10-2026, 14:43
Heavy rains to lash 9 districts in Tamil Nadu today
- •The Meteorological Department has announced the commencement of the northeast monsoon over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal regions.
- •An atmospheric circulation over south coastal Tamil Nadu and a trough are triggering heavy rainfall across various regions.
- •Heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds is likely at isolated places today in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Erode, Tiruppur, Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, and Tiruvannamalai districts.
- •Chennai will experience partly cloudy skies with moderate rain and thunder expected in some areas over the next couple of days.
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An atmospheric circulation prevailing over southern coastal Tamil Nadu, combined with a trough extending across the Bay of Bengal to the Odisha coast, has triggered heavy to very heavy rains.
Heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds is forecasted today for Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Erode, Tiruppur, Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, and Tiruvannamalai districts.
Chennai will experience a partly cloudy sky with moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in some parts, while maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 33-34°C and 25-26°C respectively.
